Written question asked by Paul Flynn (Labour) on Wednesday, 14 April 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 5 May 2004. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Wednesday, 5 May 2004 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what measures his Department has implemented to (a) trace and (b) recover munitions containing depleted uranium used by British forces in Iraq.

Answer: Paul Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what measures his Department has implemented to (a) trace and (b) recover munitions containing depleted uranium used by British forces in Iraq. [166871] Mr. Ingram: An initial survey of the region has been started to mark known sites for clearance. Surface lying depleted uranium (DU) fragments are being removed from the battlefield as they are discovered. The Ministry of Defence has provided the coordinates of targets attacked by British forces using DU ammunition to the United Nations Environment Programme which will assess DU levels as part of its post-conflict environmental survey of Iraq when the security situation allows.

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